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INVENTOR. A lphonse Gull? BY ATTORNEY.

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. UNITED JPIIATENT.

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ALPnoNsEeUrrLY, or WISCONSIN alarms, WISCONSIN.

coUPLINo-ELEm'EnT Arrncrrino- APPARATUS. 1

Application filed November 29, 1924. Serial No. 753,001r I To all whom it may concern: 7 I

j Be 1t known that I, ALrHoissn GU'rrLY,

a citizen of Switzerland, residing-at Visconsin Rapids, in the county of lVood and State of Visconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Coupling- Element-Attaching Apparatus, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a coupling element attaching apparatus designed primar ily as an improvement upon. the apparatus disclosed in Letters Patent #1,498,4 51,

. granted tome June 17 1924, for pipe flange characters denote attaching machine, and not only embodies the objects and advantages as set forth by theLetters Patent aforesaid, but has for its further object to provide, in a manner as I hereinafter set forth, an apparatus for notv only attaching flanges topipe sections of larger diameters, .butfurther for expeditiou 's1y"attaching elbows, angles, taro-xvay,

three-way and four-way couplings to the threaded ends of such pipe sections, thereby overcoming the employment of the. large number of workmen required under existing conditions for placing, connecting or positioning a coupling element of large diameter on the end of the pipe section whereby a great saving in labor and expense is had.

Further objects of'the invention are to provide, in. a manner as hereinafter refer-red to.,'an apparatus for the purpose set forth,

which is simple in it's'oonstruetion and a1"- rangement, strong, durable, compact, thorough'ly eflicient and convenient. 1nv its use, readily assembled and comparatively inex-' pensive to install.

With the foregoing and other object's'in view, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereinafter more specifically described and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of thejinvention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations andmodifications can be resorted to which come within the;

scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In the drawings wherein like reference corresponding parts throughout the several 'views:

Figure 1 is a top plan View of a'couphng elementattaching apparatus or machine, in accordance wlth this invention. I I

Figure 2is a rear elevation thereof.

Figure- 3 is a section on line 3--3, Figjusta'b'le holder.

'ure 3.

Figure 4: is a front elevation of. the ad- Figure 5 is -a section on line 5-5, Figure 3.

Figure 6 is ure 3.

Figure 7 a section on line 66, Fig- .is a section on line '77,'Fig- Figure 8 is a rearelevat'ioii ofa modified form of adjustable holder. I v

Figure 9 is a fragmentary view, in section,

of the modified form of holder shown in Figure 8. w a

' Figure 10 is a top plan of a modified form of the apparatus. Figure 11-is an end view'of Figure 10. Figure 12 is a section on line 12-12, FigurelO.

Figure 13 is a side view of the angleshaped coupling element clamp.

a section on line 1414,Fi'gmeshing with an enlarged gear wheel 4,

loosely mounted on a drive shaft 5, jour-- naled in bearings 6, 12 and 19'.

The bearing 6 is carried by anarm 7 secured by holdfast devices 8 to one side of a supporting base 9, which is provided with standards 10 and 11. Mounted on the base 9 is the bearing 12. The gear 4: is adapted to be connected with the shaft 5 by a clutchingmechanism 14. The shifting lever for the clutching mechanism 14 is indicated at 15.

Arranged at one side of the base 9 is a s eed ohangegearcontrolling mechanism inc uding gears 16, 17 and 18, which are, of

different diameters with respect to each other and are carried by the shaft 5, which is extended from the bearin 12 and journaled in the bearing 19 carriedby a standard 20. The-speed chan e gear controlling mechanism further inclu es gears 21, 22 and 23, loosely carried byfa shaft 24 journaled 1 in bearings 25, 26, w ch are secured to the base 9, and saidshaft 24 projects from the bearin 26' and is journaled in a bearing 27 secured to the upper end. of, a standar 28 greater diameter than the latter and of less' i diameter than the gear 22. A clutch 29,

. operated by a lever 30, is

arranged forwardly of the standard 20. The gears 21, 22 and 23 aremounted on the shaft 24 at oneside of the-base 9. The gears 21,

.22 and 23 are of difierent diameters with respect to. each other, and said gear 21 meshes with the gear 18 and is of less di ameter than the gear 18. Gear 22 meshes with thegear 17 and is of materially greater diameter than the gear-17 and of greater diameter than the gear 21. The gear 17 is of less diameter than the gear 18 and gear 16. The gear 23 meshes with a reverse drive pinion 13- meshing with the gear 16, and is of rovided for clutching the gear 21 to the s aft 24. A clutch 31, operated by a lever 32, is common to the gears 22' and 23 and when moved in-one direction clutches the gear 22 to the shaft. q 24 and moved in the opposite directionclutches the gear 23 to the shaft 24.

The shaft 24 is arranged between the standards 10 and 11 and 1s provided with a worm 33 which meshes with'a worm ear 34 fixed to an operating shaft .35, whic ris journaled 1 in bearings '36, .37 secured I to the upper. ends of the standards 10 and"11 respectively. The shaft 35 projects forwardly from the standard 11 and is formed with an axial bore 38*extending from the rear end of said shaft 35 and terminating. at a point removed from the forward end thereof. The -.forward end of the;bore:38 terminates in j a pair ofoppositel extendin radially .dis-v v p open at 'the, peripheryiof the shaft 35 at a point removed.

posed ports '39 an 40, whic from the forward end thereof.

Qo nmunicating with a fluidpressureisu ply, .not shown,vis a fluid pressure suppy 43 on thetop ofthe bearing 36, and said pipe 41 is provided with a discharge nozzle 44 swivelly connected, as at 45, to the pipe -41. The'nozzle 44is' extendedinto the rearjv endof the shaft 35 and registers with the; bore' 38. The nozzle 44- 'is bodily, carried 56 a, with the shaft 35- during the operat on there-,1

of, A packing element 46 is mounted on the nozzle 44 and'is extended into the rear end of the shaft 35 and is bodily carried with r ,the nozzle 44 and shaft 35.

- That end of the shaft 38,- which projects forwardly from the standard 11 carries a Y chuck element which is adapted to have that coupling element which is to be attached to the ipe detachabl secured therewith-. The

chuc element is ormed of a front and a rear section referred" to generally by the "reference characte'rs46, 47 respectivel The section 46 is loosely mounted on the aft 35 and the section 47 is fixedly secured to the shaft 35 and is rovided with means for coupling the section 46 therewith, whereby -b the flan e'55a at ej r ar'fia pipe 41, having a .gage 42 connected therej.arms -61,1 62', is with. The pipe 41 1s supportedsby a bracket.

the chuck will be revolved with the shaft 35 v for the purpose of attaching the coupling element, indicated at 48 in Figure 3, upon one of the threaded ends 49 or 50 of the pipe 51. v

The section 46 of the chuck consists of a circular disk 52 formed with a central opening 53 for the purpose of mounting the disk on the shaft 35. wardly directed hub 54, a rearwardly directed annular flange 55 flush with the edge thereof, and a pair of diametrically disposed triangular-shaped oppositely extending abutments56 on the rear face thereof and which extend from the inner faceof the ermore provided with a pair of rein forcing webs 57 of materially less thickness than the thickness of the abutments 56 and which terminate in one side of the abut-ments The disk 52 has a rearfiangle 55. The rear face of the disk 52 is ,furt

56. The webs 57 also terminate in the hub. I

54 and are of less thickness than the. length of said hub. .The side 58 of each abutment is adapted to be impacted by a element which carries the section 46 with shaft 35 and the said are carried by I presently referred to. 5.

The section 47 comp'rises a hub 59, which 46. Thesection. 47 v of oppositely extendin radially d sposed arms 61, 62, which are. owned mtegralwith the..hu b 59, forwadly i thereof.and'which" I arms 61, 62; and through i ly brackets to-the arrus'5j61, 62. Eac a supporting. brackets is flanged atw 'one; end;

propelling I the section 47 during the'opei'ation of the repelling members the section 47 and will be I is keyed, as at60,to-'the" shaft 35. The hub ,1 59-is constructedtooverlap aswell as bee:- ing spaced from,the hub 54 of the sect on" v further includesa. pair 9:

gof the v i ns as at 69, and secured thereto by ithe hold-IQ fast device's' 7O is'a cylinder.71,if.carr{in I fluid pressure operated propellerzmem formed at its outer end adapted to yieldingly engage-a side 58 ef-an abutment 56 for thepurpose. of drivin' the; section 46 with the section 47 to provi e for.

the revolving of the section 46 with theshaft 35. positely dispqsed with respect-to each ioth'er and are positioned to enga e the 'abutments 56 nor" to the operation 'ogthefshaft 35..

e hub' 59 is provided with a pair of ports 74, 7 5. I Theformer registers with the port 39 andthelatter' with the port' 40.

The propellerj members 72 ate-sop:

' pose of attaching such elements to thepipes. i

Leading from the port 74, as well as the port 75, is a fluid pressure conductin pipe 76. The pipes 76 open into the cylin' er 71. The section 46 is provided with a series-of radially extending dovetailed slots 77, and

each of which extends from the edge of the disk 52 and terminates at a point removed from the open1ng58, and sald slots are employed in connection with the headed bolts 78 to detachably secure the coupling ele-' ment 48 to the chuck. The bolts 78 extend through'the element 48 and carry nuts 79 to connect the element 48 to the chuck. The

slots 77 provide means whereby thecoupling elements 48 of varying diameter can be detachably connected to the chuck for the purlVhe'n the members 72 are projected from i the cylinder 71 on a supply 01, fluid pressure,

they yieldingly impact against the abutment 56,'and on the operation of shaft 35, both sections of the chuck will be carried thereby and if element 48 is secured to the section 46, the said element 48will be threaded upon the end 49 Figure 3. v r Y =During the positioning of the element 48 upon the pipe '51, it requires the holding of formed of an uppersection 80 and a lowerv section 81. These'ction 80 is detachably con v said pipe'51 stationaryand for such purpose a portable holder is-employed and whichas illustrated in Figures '1, 3, 4 and 6. consists of a stand comprising a body portlon nected to the section- 81 and each oi said scctiensus' substantially semi-circular in contour. The section 81 has depending therefrom a )"air of legs 82, formed with-an olfset portion .83 provided withfa depending extension 84.- The leg 82 depends below the extension 84, and carried by the leg .82 as well as the. extension 84, is 'a shaftj85-pro videdwith a flanged wheel or'r'oller 86.

to the base 9 and project forwardly therefrom a substantial distance. The setting up of the holder portable in the manner as stated enables the employment of the same in connection with pipes of different lengths.

The section 80 is formed with a pair ofoppositely extending bifurcated flanges 93,

which seat on a pair of bifurcated flanges'94 5 carried by the section 81. Pivotally connect-. ed to each of the flanges 94, by a shaft 95, is

passage of the pipe 51.

of the pipe 51, shown in as ,at 111.

The ex- See Figure 6. The rails 87 and 88 are secured, by the hold-fast devices 92,"

a retaining bolt.96-adapted to swung to i extend through a flange 93, as well as project above said flange, and the bolt 96 carrles a clamping nut 97; When-the nuts 97- are in the position as shown-in Figure 4, the section 80 is mletachably secured: tothe sec- 80 forms a continuationof the inner edge99 of the section 81. VVhen Ithe sections 80 and; I

81 are detachably' secured together, an enlarged circular opening is provided for the The section, 80" has projecting therefrom a.

web 100 and formed integral therewith is a;- pair of guide bars 101, 102, which extend across the "inner face of the section 80 :a'ndi are spaced from each other, forming a pocket 103 for 'an'adjustabl locking member 104. The guide bars 101, 102 ,:at their outer ends,

are connected together by a cross piece 105 provided-with anv opening 106 formed with a threaded wall. The section 80 has a. slot 107 through which extends a bolt 1'08 carried by the member 104, whereby the latter 1S slidably connected to tlfe section 80. The member 104 is of a length to pro ect intion 81 and the inner edge'98 ot' the section j wardly from the inner edge ofthe section- 80 and carries a locking dog109, which is pivotally connected as at 110 to the member.

104. The dog 109-has its inner end toothed, Threadedly engaging with the wall of the opening 106' and. engaging with y the member 104 is an adjusting screw 112.;

The section 81 is formed with a pair-of inc v oppositely extending webs 113, 114, and ingethei" at their outer ends by-a cross bar 117 formed \'vitli' an opening/ 118 having a" threaded wall. The guide bars 115, 1 1- 6 5 -v tend acrossth e inner face ofthe. sect on-81 and form a. pocket 119ffor a -locking member 120, having slidably connected to its inner end a lOcking Wedge 121, formed with. a

toothed inner side 1222. The section 81 1s formed with a pair of slotsjl23tthrough each of which extends a bolt 124 carried by alockin'g'member for the purpose-of slid; 7'

ably connecting'the latter to the section 81 s Extending through each bar 117, aswellflas 'tegral with each of said webs is. apair ofspaced guide bars '115, 116 connected to-.v

threadedly engaging with the wall of the opening 118 therein, is an adjusting Screw- 125 which engages :the lockingmember.120.- a I The locking'members are employed for fixedly securing the pipe 51 from movement during'the attaching of a coupling element to the o posit-e end of a pipe. The arran'ge-' with a forwardly extending boss 126 posir' .ment 0 the locking members inlocking po- I sitionwith respect to the pipe 51 is shown "in Fi ure 9; I

155 J nudist the locking'members is p'ivided tionedinwa'rdlyof the inner edge of a sec'-' tion 80 or 81 and 'through theloc kmg'inenb" her and its boss'126 is passed a bolt 127 for In lieu of providing the chuck 14s with "set of gripping links 184, a gripping. memher 185 and a set of spacing links 186; The' links 184 are alternately disposed with respect to the links 186. 'The gripping links are arranged in pairs and with the hnks of each pair opposing each other. The inner,

edge of each of the links 184 is provided with grippingteeth 189 to engage the pipe;

-' Each of the links 186, with the exception of one which is indicated at 188, extends be-' tween and is pivotally connected as at 189 to opposed airs of'links 184. The link 188 r is interpose between the gripping member vide for'the bodily revolving of the chuck,

185' and a pair of links 184, as well as being pivotally connected tothe former, as at 190 c and to the -latter,'as at 191, ,Each of the links 186, intermediate with aniopening-l92.

its ends, -isprovided The-gripping member 185 isbifurcated,

as at 193,formed on its inner edgewith gripping teeth 194 and of greater length r than a hnk 184. The member 185 is pivotv ward end of a pair of oppo'sed'straps 1 96,.

ally connectedyas at 195, between the forand secured between the rear ends of these latter is the head-197 of a handle 198. Each v straps 196, for the purpose of securin said. *P e n wit i r' r of the pipe, but also for removing'said -ele;

ments as well; and it is thoughtfthatjthemany adva'ntagesembodied in an apparatus] of the straps 196 is formed with a lengthwise extending row of openings 199 and f w th the openings of one row ah in with the openings of the other rowflmg of aligning openings 199 is ada ted-toregister with anopenmg 192 where y a locking pm 200 can'be mountedin'the said register- JI Ig' openings, when" the free end of the clamping member extends between the The ap aratus is not 'onlyi'adapted-for securing t e coupling elements "on the'ends of the construction referred to. for.- expeditiouslypositioninggtrgecouplin elements'on pipe sections can readily n erstood,.and

' although] the preferred embodiment of. the

invention is as illustrated and described,'yet p fiextending. into the-iear-of the latter, fluid lflsz'e'ssure operated; carried by. said it is to be understood that" changes in the details of fconstruc ibnj can be had 3 which-j} the of the invention will fell ithin .as'claimed; What I ims-n ratus comprisin er extending into the rearioithe latter, fluid [means for detacha pressure operated means carried by said driving section and yieldingly impactingwith'the rear of said driven section. to pro- Ivide'for the bodily revolving of the chuck, means for detachably securing the couplin element to be attached to the front of sai driven section, a non-rotative combined pipe locking and positioning means for supporting one end of and for position'in a pipe for the reception on its other end of t e coupling element carried by said driven section, and

a; portable holder'for said locking and positioning means;

2. A coupling element a driving an a driven section, the former extending into the rear of the latter, fluid pressure operated means carried by Said: driving section and yieldingly impacting with the rear of said dri'ven section to proattaching appara- .tus comprisin a revoluble chuck formed of means for detachably securing the coupling 7 element to be attached to the front of., sai driven section, a non-rotative combined "pipelocking and'positioningmeans for supporting one end of and for positioning a pipe for the reception on itsother end of the coupling element carried by said driven section, a portable holder for said locking and ,ositionin means, and an operatingl or said rivlngsectlon, sai shaft avm means. for conducting fluid pressure to sai coupling means.

shaft a revo uble chuck ormed .oi

tus comprisin a ,drlvensection, the, former a driving an extendinginto the 'rear "of the latter, fluid ressure' operated means; carried 'by said .7

ivin section and with t 1e rear ofsaid iv'en section toi -provideifor'the' bodil'% revolving of the chuck,

drivensection, a non-rotative combined..pip e:;

l fikingfand positioning means for u ingonegend of and for positionin a pipe for ieldingly' impacting 1'05 y securing theflco'upling element to be attached tothe front of said portable-holder for said locking-and positioningf-fmeans, and jmeans for detachably connecth' 12a coupling'element tosaid commed loo n andfpositioning means;

. A coup .mgmenmtmhln tus 'com rising a'i-revolnble chuc of a'driying and a driven section, the former Q ivin section, andwith t erearof said 7 vide forthebodil' irevolvingofthe chuck, means for detacha 1y securing the cbu 1m g d y m c i lljelementto beattached to -the front 0 sai driven section, a non-'rotative combined pipe a para-'- ormed ven sectionfto pro-v,

'locking'and positioning means for supporta a ing one end of and for positionin a pipe for the reception on its other an of the coupling element carried by said driven'sec carried by the fixed "section and yieldingiy impacting with the rear of the loose section to provide for the bodily revolving synchronousl of said sections, means to provide for t e passage of fluid pressure through said shaft to said fluid pressure operated 7 thereby and formed of two sections, one loose nously of said sections,'means to for the means, and means for detachably connecting a coupling element to be attached to the forward face of said loose section.

6. In an apparatus forlthe purpose set forth a, revo uble shaft, a chuck carried and the other fixed to said shaft, said fast section extending into the rear of the loose section, fluid pressure operated means carried by the fixed section and yieldingly im-L pacting with the rear of the loose section to provide for the bodily revolving. synchrorovide r assage of fluid pressure t rough said sha means, and means for detachably connecting an annular coupling. element of L-shaped crosssection'which isv to be attached to the pipe'toithe front face of said loose section.

In an a paratus for the purpose set forth comprising a revoluble shaft, a chuck 1 carried thereby, means for fixedly clamp ing an annular coupling element of L-sha ed cross section in position to be attache toone end of a pipe, said means includmgspaced clamp members arrangedat right an- 'gles to each other to engage the ends ofsaid element, and means for. detachably connecting said' clam in means against the forward faceof ai chuck.

8. In an apparatus for -the 'purpose set forth comprising a revoluble shaft, a chuck carried thereby, means for fixedly clamping an annular coupling element of L-shape cross section in position to be attached to one end of a pipe said means including spaced clamp mem rs arranged; at right angles to each other to engzgle the ends of said element, means for dct ably connecting said clamping means a ainst the forward face of said chuck, a s able holder opposing said chuck, and adjustable means I carried by to said fluid pressure operated one of said sections provided with legs carrying rollers to permit 0 (apposite directions,

a 1 connected to said sections and extending-from the inner naeaaso the adder as engaging as other end of the pipe for locking and posielement.

, 9. In an apparatus for. the purpose set forth comprising a revoluble shaft, a'chuck carried thereby, means for fixedly clamping 'an annular coupling element of L-sha ed cross section in position to be attache to .tioning'the pipe to receive the said coppling V one end of a pipe, said means including spaced clam members arranged at right angles to eac other to engage the ends of said element, means for detachably connecting said clamping means against the forv ward face of said chuck, a shiftable holder 1 o posing said chuck, adjustable means carrled .b the holder and engaging the other Y end o the pipe for locking and positioning the pipe to receive the said coupling element,

and means for locking from, movement a I coupling element on that end of the pipe en'- gaged by said locking and positioning 7 means. I

10. An apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a revoluble chuck formed of a front driven section and a rear driving sect1on,- fluid pressure operated means carried by the driving section and yieldingly impacting the rear of the driven sec 1 tion to provide for the bodily revolving of said sections synchronously, said driven sec-V tion formed in its front face with-radially sai section, and -means operatingin said slots-for detachably' connecting coupling elements of varying sizes to .the fa face of said driven section.-

11. In an ap aratus for the purpose set forth, a holder ormed of a pair .of eemi-cir- 7 1165 the cular sections detachably connected together,

supportshlfting of the holder in and admstable means sli edge thereof for locking and positioning a pipe. v v v In an apparatus for the purpose set forth a holder formed of a;pa1r ofsemicircular sections detachably connected to gather, one of said sect-ions rovidedwith supporting legs carrying ro ers to Mt of It e shifting of the ho der in o positeidirections, adjustable means slidab y connected to'said sections and extending from the inner edge thereof for locking and positioning a pipe, and means extending through said pipe lockmg and positioning means or locking from movement a couphng element v 7 attached to the pipe. V

13. An apparatus for the'purpose set. forth comprlsmg a prime mover, a revoluble coupling element applying device drivens 036d S s opening at the outer edge of therefrom for attaching the element car- 7 ried thereby to one end of a pipe and including fiuld pressure operated means for comprising a prime mover, a revoluble couprling element applying device driven thereom for attaching the element-carried thereby to one end of a pipe and including fluid pressure operated means for imparting resiliencythereto durin its operation a clamping dev ieefor an annu ar coupling element of L- shaped cross section, and means for detach- 'ably connecting saidclamping device to said applying device. I

15. An apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a prime-mover, a revoluble coupling element applying device driven therefrom for attaching the element carried thereby to one end of a pipe and including fluid pressure operated means for imparting resilienc thereto during its operation,

means for etachably connecting the coupling element to said device, and a non-rotative shiftable holder opposing said device and provided with radially disposed elements slidably connected therewith for looking and positioning the. pipe, said holder further including shift-ing means for said radially disposed elements.

16. An apparatus for the purpose set forth comprising a prime mover, a'revoluble coupling element applying device driven therefrom for attaching the element carried thereby to one end of a pipe and including fluid pressure operated means for imparting resiliency thereto during its operation, a clamping device for an annular coupling element of L-shapedcr0ss section, means for detachably connecting said clamping device to said applying device, and a non-rotative shiftable holder 0 posingsaid device and provided with ra 1ally disposed elements slidably connected therewith for locking and positioning the pipe, said holder further including shifting means for said radially disposed elements.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature hereto. 1

ALPHONSE GUTTLY. 

